In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the status of ongoing projects of the Housing and Urban Development Department during a high-level meeting in Srinagar. During the meeting, the Lt. Governor took several important decisions in order to resolve the bottlenecks and expedite the execution of the flagship programmes. He sought the status of deliverables under various projects and schemes like e-Buses, Housing Colonies, Integrated Townships, PM SVANidhi, PMAY, AMRUT and Smart Cities. He directed the officials for doubling their efforts besides meeting the set timelines and ensuring utilisation of funds for the early and effective completion of the projects.<br />''<br />''Mr. Sinha also directed the Housing and Urban Development Department to shortlist the projects to be completed on Mission Mode and submit the timelines for their completion at the earliest. In the process of procurement of e-Buses, the Lt. Governor was apprised that the delivery of buses in the pilot phase would be done by the 31st of October this year.<br />''<br />''Enquiring the implementation of the skill training programme in the construction sector, the Lt. Governor directed for the completion of the said training for up-skilling of construction workers in a fixed timeframe. He also sought progress on the achievement of ODF Plus status for all Urban Local Bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and on developing Waste Management Systems.<br />''<br />''<br />